I think that consciousness has always been the most important topic in the philosophy of mind, and one of the most important topics in cognitive science as a whole, but it had been surprisingly neglected in recent years.

Quote by David Chalmers

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People have managed to avert their eyes and hope for the best.

People have managed to avert their eyes and hope for the best.

Actually, I think my view is compatible with much of the work going on now...

Actually, I think my view is compatible with much of the work going on now...

Anyway, there is a lot of really interesting work going on in the neuroscience and...

Anyway, there is a lot of really interesting work going on in the neuroscience and...

What does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a eural correlate of...

What does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a eural correlate of...

Sense data are much more controversial than qualia, because they are associated with a controversial...

Sense data are much more controversial than qualia, because they are associated with a controversial...

Even when I was studying mathematics, physics, and computer science, it always seemed that the...

Even when I was studying mathematics, physics, and computer science, it always seemed that the...

It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the...

It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the...

Actually, I think most people accept the existence of qualia.

Actually, I think most people accept the existence of qualia.

Things are still in early stages, but one can imagine that as we build up...

Things are still in early stages, but one can imagine that as we build up...

Although I'm Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy with the Austrian version!

Although I'm Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy with the Austrian version!

There's certainly nothing original about the observation that conscious experience poses a hard problem.

There's certainly nothing original about the observation that conscious experience poses a hard problem.

I never expected this to catch on in the way it did! Of course similar...

I never expected this to catch on in the way it did! Of course similar...

Here, the broader issues are already familiar, and discussion has focused at a more sophisticated...

Here, the broader issues are already familiar, and discussion has focused at a more sophisticated...

Within psychology and neuroscience, some new and rigorous experimental paradigms for studying consciousness have helped...

Within psychology and neuroscience, some new and rigorous experimental paradigms for studying consciousness have helped...